ABSTRACT
I. Introduction............................................................................................................ 143 II. Paperwork reduction ............................................................................................. 144 III. Public vs. private information systems.................................................................. 145 IV. Data-sharing research............................................................................................. 147 V. Data-sharing initiatives........................................................................................... 149
A. E-government................................................................................................. 149 B. Homeland security.......................................................................................... 150
VI. Conclusion.............................................................................................................. 151 References........................................................................................................................ 152
Information technology (IT) is viewed as one of the solutions for reducing the information ‘‘collection burden’’ on citizens and businesses. Using technology, information sharing between government agencies is frequently proposed as the method to efficiently use the vast amounts of information collected by government. The terms information sharing and data sharing are frequently used synonymously despite being separate concepts. This chapter examines both concepts as found in public administration literature and proposes some clarifications between them.
